2:28 AM,
Oct. 18, 2013

Former UK teammates Anthony Davis, right, and Darius Miller celebrate after the 2012 national championship game.

Written by

Jonathan Lintner
| The Courier-Journal

Anthony Davis couldn't believe it when he first read that his New Orleans Pelicans would take on John Wall's Washington Wizards in an exhibition game in Rupp Arena this year.

"It was definitely a surprise," Davis told Pelicans.com in an interview this week. "I thought it was a joke at first, until I started doing media and promotional things for it. I'm excited to go back. It's going to be fun to play back in Rupp Arena in a real game situation. I can't wait to get down there."

The first NBA preseason game at Rupp Arena since 2000, set for 7 p.m. Saturday, pits the two former University of Kentucky stars ...